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This is a summary of 1970 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. == Events == *4 January – The Who drummer Keith Moon fatally runs over his chauffeur with his Bentley while trying to escape a mob outside a pub. The death is later ruled an accident. *16 January – John Lennon's London art gallery exhibit of lithographs, Bag One, is shut down by Scotland Yard for displaying "erotic lithographs" *26 January – Simon & Garfunkel release their final album together, ''Bridge Over Troubled Water''. It tops the album chart at regular intervals over the next two years, and becomes the best-selling album in Britain during the 1970s. *11 February – The film ''The Magic Christian'', starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, is premiered in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including Badfinger's "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), is released on Apple Records. *14 February – The Who records ''Live at Leeds'' in Yorkshire, England. *28 February – Led Zeppelin perform in Copenhagen under the pseudonym The Nobs, to avoid a threatened lawsuit by Count Eva von Zeppelin, descendant of airship designer Ferdinand von Zeppelin. *19 March – David Bowie marries model Angela Barnett. *21 March – British-born singer Dana wins the 15th annual Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with the song "All Kinds of Everything". *10 April – Paul McCartney publicly announces the break-up of The Beatles. His first solo album is released 10 days later. *8 May – The Beatles' last album, ''Let It Be'', is released. *16 May – The Who release ''Live at Leeds'' which is their first live album. Since its initial reception, ''Live at Leeds'' has been cited by several music critics as the best live rock recording of all time. *23/24 May – Hollywood Festival, Newcastle-under-Lyme is staged featuring a line-up including The Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Free, and Jose Feliciano. Everyone is completely upstaged by the previously unknown Mungo Jerry, whose debut single "In the Summertime" becomes the best-selling hit of the year. *26-30 August – The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 takes place on East Afton Farm off the coast of England. Some 600,000 people attend the largest rock festival of all time. Artists include Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Joan Baez, Ten Years After, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Jethro Tull. *17 September - Jimi Hendrix makes his last appearance, with Eric Burdon & War jamming at Ronnie Scotts Club in London. Hendrix dies the following day from a barbiturate overdose at his London hotel, aged of 27. *2 December - first production of Michael Tippett's opera ''The Knot Garden'' staged by the Royal Opera House.〔Kendall, Alan. ''The Chronicle of Classical Music''. Thames & Hudson, 2000: p. 247〕 *28 December - Carl Davis marries actress Jean Boht. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1970 in British music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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